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2 20dakota04: Great work. I like it. Impressive amount of detail. Good luck at Show. By the way which photo camera do you use?

Hi, model-brothers. Does anyone tryied any Photo studio in box? I would like to hear reviews about Micro-Markt's one: http://www.micromark.com/PHOTO-STUDIO-IN-A-BOX,9552.html and Tamyja's one: http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10065301 I plan to use one of these mostly for "Work in progress" pictures and for ready model shots too. What do you think?

Excellent, Matthew, but if you want your Ford looks like Show Truck, you better use an air brush and masks for interior too.

I have recently bought DG cab from Sourkrauts and decided, that I'd rather bought a toy which served a master. At least I would have more parts for less price and without risk of painting the resin. Also resin have some bubbles. Here is my review (pictures talk for them selves): http://www.autoinscale.com/?section=article&id=739 By the way, I plan to build red wrecker like on top picture, so I will stretch my cab too.

I worked a little with rear suspension. The altered suspension above. The original - below: Altered and stock suspension for comparison: New axle supported by three 1,5mm styrene strips. Resin air-bags will be sanded in high a little more. By the way, how do you think: new (chromed) U-bolts 0,75mm are thick enough? Stock plastic U-bolts are 1,2mm thick.[/

Dave, be carefull with this tip. The tin becames very hot, when resin harden in it.

2 FlatbedKW & Tony Bryan: Thank you, fellows for your interest.

O, I will follow the rpoces. I plan to scratchbild "Ironhide"/TopKick too (after Custombilt 379 & Paulie Houling's "Love Mashine"). Good luck.

O-Key, my mistake. Peace. Can you share some pictures of the prototype (the real PickUp) for your model? I'm collecting the information to build my own 90's Top kick using Perry's Resin Cab: http://www.perrysresin.com/catalog/pics/p_topkick.jpg

Thank you, guys for your coments. 2 JimB: Yes, Jim. I will use Alclad for the wing and many other parts. P.S. You know Russian.

Very Impressive Pick Up, although it has many inaccuracys: GMC badge on the grill and "Chevrolet" on the rear gate. 22,5' wheels & uder Cab fuel tank with Pick Up body is quite a custom. Have you used PickUp bed from Silverado?

Great work! I liked both: the Truck and of course the Trailer. Can you tell me please - why the trailer bottom have such shape? What these trailers used for?

Thanks, Matthew. North American Trucks is my favorite subject. As the truck will sit lower, we need shorter air balloones ar rear. So I cut off the ones of "Can Do" wrecker spare frame and made two items. And again I copyed the rest. Black balloon on the picture is Italeri's original: Extra crossmembers for the frame: I decide to make a "Taylor wing" (chromed spoiler on the sleeper rooth) for my Show Truck. It should looks like here: First I made the blank from resin: Long time I shaped it with file and sand paper: Drilled holes for rivets: And finally Ruber mould was made just in case (for future projects): All I left is to made etched side (tear drop like) boards and fastening.

Hi, dear friends. I'm new here, but would like to share with my latest project progress. Long time before (when I was buildind my "Can Do" Wrecker) I wanted to create Texas Show Truck. Painting scheme will be like this: The sleeper unit will be like on this photo: I took Italeri's Peterbilt 378 as a base. Of course the chassis has to be extended. White styrene pieces serves as extra frame piece. Clear plastic strips - are strengthening, glued inside: Clamps and level for gluening: I plan to lower the suspension. For this purpose I cloned front springs to have possibility to modify them. As you can see I shave down some spring: Here I casted front bracket deepening with resin: Now I can file down front suspension area under the frame about 1 - 1,5мм, and lower the chassis a bit more: I do the same with rear suspension. Original on the left, casting wint resin in the center, filed down on the right: Finally I made air balloons for front suspension. With it I can now increase front axle load (resin hood): Feel free to ask questions.

Hi Chris. Great work! Can you tell me how have you fabricated those shiny wheel nuts?

Outstanding! As I see toolbox lid will have some gas-lift unit? I just made my own ones for a car, using syringe needle. Good luck.

Thank you. Now I see. 2 Bitner: Good work. My respect.

Impressive.

Hey, Dave. Is the bumper finished? I guess side ends need some shaping. I very like the way you do the 9400.

I always wonder how these trailers were placed over the truck those days. How is it happens?

[Hi, Tim. Tell me please, why do you plan to use Italeri's wheels for Live stock trailes. The originals too bad?

In that case tyres must be of a good quality. Are they rubber like or hard?

I don't know who has built the real thing, but the model from the link was built by Oleg Malakhov from Moscow. He doesn't realy speak english, but he is first class Truck modeler. You could recently read an article in "Truck Model World" about his 1/24 scale "Rubber Duck".

Hi, Tim. Real nice project. I like your aluminium parts and those rear axle tyres. Tell me please, where can I get those drive axle tires, if I need couple?

Hi, Mike. Here is experience link: http://www.autoinscale.com/?section=article&id=113 The article written in Russian, but pictures speak for them selves. I hope it helps.